Citroën in WRC - the golden Years

Select any one of 102 WRC victories. Or 257 podiums. Or 1,567 stage wins. There’s no shortage of positives from Citroën’s time in the FIA World Rally Championship. Read more ► bit.ly/33s0fc5
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[@reapzzer]

Honestly Citroen should build a god damn statue of Loeb for what he has done to this team over all these years of dominance

[@karlsanderkorb3284]

@@SN--angThaiMinh Ogier hasn't won a championship with Citroen.

[@skylineXpert]

They gave c4 loeb edition. Expected awd. But no.

[@thomasperraud4073]

The end of a memorable story 😭😭😭

[@oskoo1303]

Thomas Perraud hundai est la releve t’inquite

[@globallivestreaming20]

Ahh don't worry because Volkswagen Polo R WRC every last 4 years. Then the Citroen C3 WRC was every last 3 years. Goodbye, Volkswagen and goodbye Citroen! See you in 2020! Modern a new decade ever!

[@bonelessbeef]

First video ever where I feel the music was acceptable and good choice.

It's so silly for them to leave. Like five years old kids, who say "i don't wanna play anymore" when they don't have the luck anymore they had before. Is this the race spirit we should learn? To leave when we have worse chances? Then all races should only stand of one person who would win, and the rest is at home, saying "i chose not to play". I'm just not French enough to understand it.

[@nibv6996]

hum... that argument would have been valid back in 2014. they didn't win a single title since 2012 mind you and yet they stuck around for more than 5 years trying to win again.

[@MGOFor3ver]

They have no driver. Simple as that.

[@joserodrigues4894]

@Putin The Great I'm not fan of citroen, but I don't see why you say that when the C3 of SebOgi could be champion at the last rally... The difference between Citroen an Toyota was 78 poits with only two drivers...

[@Darthadios]

It´s all about business, same happens at Formula 1 as well, like Toyota, BMW and Jaguar left because they were not winning. Red bull, Mercedes and even Haas have also said that if the team is not successful they leave. VW and Mini did same at WRC. You know there is no point to waste money to a sport if you don´t succeed.

[@xwaltranx]

@@Darthadios well then be succesful instead of leaving.

[@MGOFor3ver]

Nobody will forget that C4 drove by the best. My dream car, I'll buy it one day!

[@Fernandess118]

I will miss Citroen... 😞😔 Old ps2 times with Citroen winning every championship with the legends Seb. Loeb and Seb. Ogier 😒

[@nippe_93]

Thank you Citroen, you'll be missed :(

[@maraleisson796]

God bye Citroen RIP 1998-2019

[@MGOFor3ver]

OMFG 😨

[@stadiaglobal8437]

Next year, will transfer new WRC rally car Renault Megane RS in 2020.

[@hughcdavies]

They did so well, great winning drivers Phillip Bulgalski, Jesus Puras, Seb Loeb, King Carlos, Seb Ogier, Kris Meeke So why did they have to leave in such an undignified fashion, flicking the Vs at the championship that revitalised the brand. Anyone want to buy my Citroen? Thought not.

[@Darthadios]

Citroën Xsara is in my top 5 Rally cars of all time.

[@Vate13]

El mejor coche con tracción delantera de los rallys

[@AlexTamayo.]

Seb Loeb is my motorsport hero. I will always remember his insane dominance with Citroën with fondness. 🥰

[@Zjudoransj]

You hate to see it, but I sure did enjoy Citroën’s time in the WRC

[@Zjudoransj]

Hill that’s true, but they do earn the same amount of respect Imo.

[@rogi_itsumi5370]

@@Zjudoransj No citroen make wrc boring and destroy all the old teams

[@Zjudoransj]

@@rogi_itsumi5370 Ur just salty

[@gore67890]

Citroen=Loeb

[@banzai385]

Hope Citroen will be back, they have been the backbone of the WRC for a decade, you may not realise it but the last 5 years have been some of the best ever !

[@j.s.p]

Seb Loeb made Citroen as the "Dream Team".

[@georgejakob1451]

On of the sports finest Thank you citroen!

[@Hallinglars]

This broke my heart even more😭 I have supported Citroen since subaru left WRC and now i have to find a new team again to cheer on😭💔 Thank you citroen for every moment for every memory for everything💔😭

[@JohannesKonow]

Feel the exact same way...

[@Hallinglars]

Johannes i feel for you, it is so sad😭 I can’t belive it i just can’t and i still wearing my jersey sometimes now just to hope it all was a bad dream

[@JohannesKonow]

@@Hallinglars I own 1 celebratory DS3 racing (with two plaques saying "world rally champions" behind the rear view mirror and on top of the engine) as well as a whole host of Citroen racing memorabilia. It is a sad day for someone who has followed them since I was 14 and they joined the championship.

[@evilbee94]

Makes me so proud to drive an Xsara picasso

[@sen_ex]

please try to attract more manufacturers for the RC1 class

[@jendabekCZ]

Finally some proper video content, good job.

[@joaquin4519]

2005 the golden wrc year

[@alexgiosan]

so true

[@hughcdavies]

Nah 2001, Burns v Colin v Tommi v Carlos.Add in Markus, Kalle's dad, the Panizzi's and Auriol, who all won events and then the finale in Wales. Just brilliant, I know, 'cause I was there.

[@rejeylola]

for me its 2003, burns, sainz, loeb, solberg, gronholm

[@enanoirlandes]

The best year for Citroen.

[@smitheshn6637]

Thanks for all the awesome moments 👌🏾🔥🍾🍻🏆

[@twincammikev]

It was Loeb not citroen...

[@patxy15]

Citroën... It's Citroën

[@shubham23sood49]

Its kinda sad to see him leaving like this ,now its Hyundai vs Toyota, Seb Ogier will go to Toyota ,I'm more excited to see how Hyundai will setup new i20 as both Tanak and Neuville has diff style of driving,it will be interesting to see loeb,tanak,Neuville in Hyundai.

[@bayumaulana8081]

I bet Tanak and Neuville will create a spark in Hyundai, the other side it could be a great chance for Ogier and Toyota

[@bodnar10261]

Good bye Champion good bye Citroen. Thank you so much fantastic Rallycar and fantastic Champion example Loeb and Ogier. The 2 pilot new line new team 2020

[@joacoestrada2636]

Me entró una basurita en el ojo 😥😭

[@BuiltToDesign]

Such a dominant team over the years but ruined it in how they left 🙄

[@shamil808]

It's always sad hearing about a brand's departure from the WRC, especially when it has a history like Citroen's. Honestly, I was never much of a Citroen fan, but it's really sad seeing Citroen leave.

[@skylineXpert]

Reminds me of the years with Lancia winning everything. It got boring.

[@mikeuk8486]

Citroen it's only beginning of THE END of wrc, as in 2021 they need to be equipped with a hybrid technology not only it will be in favour of Toyota but just to expensive and not reliable enough. WRC is becoming next F1 to much money and to complicated. Fans want noise and competing on stage not in factory

[@MGOFor3ver]

😔😔😔😔

[@TheLeewi98]

The noise is not going anywhere. The hybrid system is there only for going from one stage to another but the stages themselves are driven with fuel only. And it will not favour only toyota. Everyone has a chance on making the best system. Besides they will all drive with the excact same system in every car for the first few years. Dont hate on hybrid just because its hybrid, it is the future technology that the manufacturers want to see in the sport.

[@mikeuk8486]

@@TheLeewi98 I think that you have wrong information or you running company selling hybrids... 1)It was FIA who pusch those rules not car companies 2) it will be in favour of Toyota as they doing hybrids systems for last 15 years 3) before ogier went citroen already made decision to leave in 2021 becouse of hybrid systems which of course will cost a lot of money 💷 4) I don't hate hybrids just no chance that I can afford one 5) my biggest concern about hybrid are you sure that government will not change mind in 10 years and say ohh we have millions of batteries which are toxic what to do with them... 6) is it really that important to have them fitted in 10cars in championship?

[@TheLeewi98]

@@mikeuk8486 www.autosport.com/wrc/news/141255/fia-pushing-on-with-hybrid-wrc-rules-for-2022 Here is an article on Autosport that talks about the upcoming hybrid systems. M-sports Rich Millener said himself "There will be some form of hybrid in 2022, that's a must. It's the only way some manufacturers will stay in the sport and its the only way for us to attract new manufacturers". So yes FIA wanted hybrid systems in the cars but no teams were not against it. Only Citroen gave up after these regulation were revealed. Toyota has done hybrid systems for over 20 years but they will have no advantage for the first few years when every manufacturer will use the same hybrid technology. After 2024 when teams can develop their own systems we will see who actually comes out on top. Hyundai makes a lot of hybrid cars as well so it might be them or it might be a new manufacturer. The battery technology is getting better all the time and even though I'm a bit sceptic of how the batteries are made I know for a fact that battery recycle technology is getting better all the time and at the moment they can recycle them quite well. To have hybrid technology in WRC is important for the manufacturers since the want to show to people what they can do with their technology and then sell more cars. Big manufacturers are on WRC just to promote their own products and that is a fact.

[@rodovelazquez]

It's all about money. Citroën is not leaving because they want, they leave because they have no good drivers and they seem not to be making all the money the want. Citroën had awesome years in rallying, but now other manufacturers are better. I'm not sad to see them leave, because now we are going to see more variety and hopefully more competitive rallies. And they should probably come stronger in the future

[@rubeninniger8893]

Whats the song?

[@gianfrancocorbula8621]

Dispiace tanto che si siano arresi, Citroën mancherà tanto ai rallyes. Forse dovevano concentrarsi su un altro modello, la c3 non ha mai dato l'impressione di essere una macchina irresistibile, ma nonostante tutto, se Ogier fosse rimasto un altro anno, probabilmente ne avrebbe aumentato la competitività, era lui che non aveva più la pazienza di aspettare, gli anni incombono e ha scelto a tutti i costi la macchina più competitiva per cercare di vincere l'ennesimo mondiale piloti. Alla prossima!!!!

[@LIONtib]

What a shame, after so many years of dominance and being at the forefront of WRC, this almost feels like Ferrari leaving F1. Really hope they'll be back soon with a Championship winning car.

[@hkj73]

I feel sorry for Ogier & Lappi.

[@richardserebe5208]

Upto now I don't know why Citroen qiut from wrc the best and beautiful competition in the world

[@mogeoofficiel]

Maybe because soon electric cars will take the tracks. Group B, Group A, WRC, E car. LOL very exciting.

[@richardserebe5208]

@@mogeoofficiel electric cars will participate in wrc soon?

[@MGOFor3ver]

It's stupid to hear no sounds of cars doing a closed curve. Imaging an onboard with a driver touching his nose instead of making gear changes.. And btw, Citroen is leaving because they have no drivers.

[@mogeoofficiel]

@@richardserebe5208 Hybrid yes in 2022.

[@urbannation1108]

Citroen 🙏🙏🙏MASTER SEBASTIAN LOEB 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@marcioazevedo9103]

Show

[@mangouras]

Se marchan por la puerta de atras y de malos modos. Dejando el campeonato tocado y pilotos sin coche.

[@user-nw7zh3ns6e]

😠💀ドライバーのせいにして撤退するな Citroen👎👎👎

[@GranDaddo]

Shame we did not see impact of those WRC wins in their cars (enough). It will be even bigger shame if the team is not redeployed to some other similar competition as they obviously have great knowledge, experience, know-how... Maybe PSA will kick in Peugeot or Renault in?

[@Jonasb05]

😪😥😣😔😭😭

[@maxg8222]

😥😥

[@MGOFor3ver]

I just noticed this, what a shame 😟

[@abdzire_94]

No one can defeat Sebastian Loeb Records

[@Wabeeninc]

Sebastian Ogier: hmmm

[@mikeuk8486]

@@Wabeeninc ogier is still few championship wins behind loeb

[@MGOFor3ver]

@@Wabeeninc Ogier didn't win 9 trophies in a row, right? Loeb is one of a kind, he in his prime didn't have rivals, he was just the fastest man on this competition, and nobody will say that's not true.

[@j.s.p]

Abilash Vinales I put my faith on either Kalle Rovanperä or Oliver Solberg about this.

[@shubham23sood49]

@@MGOFor3ver true loeb was too fast in his prime,now he just having fun exploring the new car,hopefully he will be come back more competitive next year with i20

[@baloupoilu9708]

Bien triste...

[@lolaqch5985]

sebastien loeb..

[@gothicpagan.666]

WRC has lost its way. Cars are not that interesting, no single driver stands out and if a manufacturer wins a championship it does not automatically translate into sales. The four wheel drive, not especially powerful car, are not the spectacle that grabs the public. May as well run as an economy run. At least some of the lessons learnt would swap onto passenger cars, with some benefit

[@sen_ex]

it's a sad reality, post Group B WRC definitely peaked in the late 90s / early 00s

[@strahinjastevic7480]

I cant take your seriously with a username like that

[@sen_ex]

@@strahinjastevic7480 life's too short to be serious on the internet

[@strahinjastevic7480]

@@sen_ex i guess

[@strahinjastevic7480]

Meant for the OG commenter guy

[@installshieldwizard3017]

I hope WRC dies and gets reborn into something better than 1.6 ripped vacuum-cleaners that don't represent cars you could buy from a dealer like Subaru and Mitsu did Hell, I'm drooling just thinking of FIA GT4 Rally series or something

[@anthonybruniquet9268]

First